Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Climb a set of vertiginous stone steps to the top of this impressive ancient edifice.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.